The Squeeze

"Just a few short weeks ago, nobody even cared if Harry Berg was alive. Now everybody wants him dead. For Harry, that's progress."

Jul 10 1987 PG-13 1h 41m
Action, Comedy, Crime

Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.

Plot

His ex-wife asks the unsuccessful gambler and inventor Harrison for a small favor: to get her a parcel from a friend's apartment - without telling him what's in it. Suddenly he finds himself assaulted by villains and shortly after even under suspect of murder. The inexperienced P.I. Rachel is hired by an unknown party to rid him of the parcel - but soon befriends him. Together they try to figure out what kind of game is being played.

Written by

Daniel Taplitz, David Andrus

Directed by

Roger Young

Cast

Michael Keaton, Rae Dawn Chong, Ric Abernathy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
The Squeeze (1987) trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,651
Average Rating
4.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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